beenz
Rap Guerilla
how did I miss KAYTRANDA did Zipper Bagz
whomever produced it, that song is FUEGO!
Freddie Gibbs - $oul $old $eparately (Discussion Thread)
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whomever produced it, that song is FUEGO!
beenz
Rap Guerilla
not gon lie. he's on a hell of a run right now.
And what I like about it is that these are different producers from Alfredo and Bandana. Detractors have to stop saying he uses beats as a crutch and that this project has quite a few relatively unknown producers shows the argument doesn’t hold water anymore.
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"A lot of shyt, it broke my heart, but it fixed my vision.." Freddie Gibbs - $oul $old $eparately (Brief thoughts and song ratings so far)
Song ratings (Not compared to classics, just personal listening experience) : .Rabbit Vision 10/10. Grandma’s Stove 10/10 Space Rabbit 10/10. Blackest in the Room 9/10. CIA 9.10. Dark Hearted 9/10. Gold Rings 9/10. Lobster Omelette 8.5/10. Feel No Pain 8/10. Couldn’t Be Done 8/10. Decoded 8/10. PYS 7.5/10. Zipper Bagz 7/10. Pain & Strife 6/10. Too Much 5/10.
I think he did a good job with the album, i really didn't like the 1st single but in the context of the album i can see what he was trying to do, he was never an artist foreign to doing trap stuff and different styles, Being listening to his music since 2010, when Madlib came to the table later for producing his stuff he compared it to "Trying to solve a puzzle and fit the pieces and find the pockets, said it challenged and improved him as a rapper i have always admired his versatility. The roll out promo for "$oul $old $eparately" has being great, from the visuals, video promos, to the merch, to the anticipation, to visual creativity in general, the album starts off very Cinematic and soulful with "Couldn't Be Done", in terms of direction on the album, I feel like with the 3 trap tracks and the fun track with DJ Paul, he was trying to give diversity, along with the more serious cuts
Gibbs has always being an artist, you can't put in a box and I always admired his versatility, he does play more to his strengths on tracks such as Space Rabbit, CIA, Blackest In The Room, where hes just showing them technical skills, he also gives the listener those records with much more deep lyrics, where he shines even more, such as on Rabbit Vision, Dark Hearted & Grandmas Stove , where he shows growth and honesty, particularly on "Grandmas Stove" & "Rabbit Vision", "Dark Hearted" wasn't my favorite production style but his vulnerability and melody on that song has stuck with me, with more listens,
Also on the album you also get the 2 Mafioso tracks of "Gold Rings" & Lobster Omelette, as far as the trap stuff, Zipper Bagz, is clearly the more accessible of them for us heads getting up close to 40 lol, "Pain & Strife" is probably one of the weaker tracks but i do like the Bone Thugs Homage, so its modern and still got that going for it, it's similar to "Situations" off Bandana, just less bouncy, I really don't like "Too Much", the beat is a little too busy and repetitive for me but on the album and not a standout single, its less painful to listen to, the record label gonna love him for the song and its one for younger fans to get into his music tho, PVS is definitely one that has a late nightclub feel and energy to it, I wish "Black Illuminati" made it on there but i can see he was trying to cover all bases, he already had 3 gritty tracks in "Gold Rings", Lobster Omelette & "Feel No Pain" if you discount the sunny hook from Anderson Paak,
Some of the weaker cuts do mess with the cohesion a little bit but i think its quite an ambitious and good album from Freddie Gibbs, I don't think lyrically its him at his highest level and the production is a little too eclectic in parts but their is no denying this man can rap and he didn't just toss this album together like some Artists, who just give you a date and toss you it, it has a buffet of moods on the album, from Fun, serious, simplistic to uncomfortably vulnerable, to loose to straight up raw, I think the album will do its part to him reaching more People and won't annoy a lot of his long time fans, its a little different from an artist choosing to do Trap Music, he has many suits and sides to him as an artist, think he enjoyed the process and change of scenery, from a one MC and One producer formula.
Song ratings (Not compared to classics, just personal listening experience) : .Rabbit Vision 10/10. Grandma’s Stove 10/10 Space Rabbit 10/10. Blackest in the Room 9/10. CIA 9.10. Dark Hearted 9/10. Gold Rings 9/10. Lobster Omelette 8.5/10. Feel No Pain 8/10. Couldn’t Be Done 8/10. Decoded 8/10. PYS 7.5/10. Zipper Bagz 7/10. Pain & Strife 6/10. Too Much 5/10.
I think he did a good job with the album, i really didn't like the 1st single but in the context of the album i can see what he was trying to do, he was never an artist foreign to doing trap stuff and different styles, Being listening to his music since 2010, when Madlib came to the table later for producing his stuff he compared it to "Trying to solve a puzzle and fit the pieces and find the pockets, said it challenged and improved him as a rapper i have always admired his versatility. The roll out promo for "$oul $old $eparately" has being great, from the visuals, video promos, to the merch, to the anticipation, to visual creativity in general, the album starts off very Cinematic and soulful with "Couldn't Be Done", in terms of direction on the album, I feel like with the 3 trap tracks and the fun track with DJ Paul, he was trying to give diversity, along with the more serious cuts
Gibbs has always being an artist, you can't put in a box and I always admired his versatility, he does play more to his strengths on tracks such as Space Rabbit, CIA, Blackest In The Room, where hes just showing them technical skills, he also gives the listener those records with much more deep lyrics, where he shines even more, such as on Rabbit Vision, Dark Hearted & Grandmas Stove , where he shows growth and honesty, particularly on "Grandmas Stove" & "Rabbit Vision", "Dark Hearted" wasn't my favorite production style but his vulnerability and melody on that song has stuck with me, with more listens,
Also on the album you also get the 2 Mafioso tracks of "Gold Rings" & Lobster Omelette, as far as the trap stuff, Zipper Bagz, is clearly the more accessible of them for us heads getting up close to 40 lol, "Pain & Strife" is probably one of the weaker tracks but i do like the Bone Thugs Homage, so its modern and still got that going for it, it's similar to "Situations" off Bandana, just less bouncy, I really don't like "Too Much", the beat is a little too busy and repetitive for me but on the album and not a standout single, its less painful to listen to, the record label gonna love him for the song and its one for younger fans to get into his music tho, PVS is definitely one that has a late nightclub feel and energy to it, I wish "Black Illuminati" made it on there but i can see he was trying to cover all bases, he already had 3 gritty tracks in "Gold Rings", Lobster Omelette & "Feel No Pain" if you discount the sunny hook from Anderson Paak,
Some of the weaker cuts do mess with the cohesion a little bit but i think its quite an ambitious and good album from Freddie Gibbs, I don't think lyrically its him at his highest level and the production is a little too eclectic in parts but their is no denying this man can rap and he didn't just toss this album together like some Artists, who just give you a date and toss you it, it has a buffet of moods on the album, from Fun, serious, simplistic to uncomfortably vulnerable, to loose to straight up raw, I think the album will do its part to him reaching more People and won't annoy a lot of his long time fans, its a little different from an artist choosing to do Trap Music, he has many suits and sides to him as an artist, think he enjoyed the process and change of scenery, from a one MC and One producer formula.
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
That's definitely true. And even the Madlib and Alc beats don't sound exactly like a lot of the joints they've done together. The production on this entire album is pretty unique for Gibbs.
beenz
Rap Guerilla
been bumpin this all day. love this album 
oO J Smooth Oo
All Star
Grandmas stove is just incredible 
I have to listen to it for an hour straight
I have to listen to it for an hour straight
oO J Smooth Oo
All Star
Best track on the album for meGrandmas Stove
darealvelle
Real Talk
Kaytranada is versatile as fukk with his production. He can give you something like this:
Then switch it up to this:
Then switch it up to this:
Devil Plisken…CMS
Veteran
Somebody should ask this guy if “Dark Hearted” was intended to have an MJ sample
Space Rabbit and Rabbit Vision are the best tracks on here as of this post for me. That rapid fire flow and them trap-esque beats got yall putting a WHOLE LOT on this album but it ain't knocking nothing out of rotation for me.
Should've known something was up when even @hex had to tell the truth about it.
nikkas going crazy over that DJ Paul shyt...really?
Should've known something was up when even @hex had to tell the truth about it.
nikkas going crazy over that DJ Paul shyt...really?
FunkDoc1112
Heavily Armed
Space Rabbit and Rabbit Vision are the best tracks on here as of this post for me. That rapid fire flow and them trap-esque beats got yall putting a WHOLE LOT on this album but it ain't knocking nothing out of rotation for me.
Should've known something was up when even @hex had to tell the truth about it.
nikkas going crazy over that DJ Paul shyt...really?
You know you can just disagree about shyt instead of claiming all of us are pretending to like it, right
I said what I said breh
